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Coast Guard suspends search for missing fisherman off Nantucket

Coast Guard searching for missing fisherman off Nantucket
Coast Guard searching for missing fisherman off Nantucket 00:26

NANTUCKET - The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a fisherman who went overboard off Nantucket Saturday night.

The captain of the fishing vessel "Gaston's Legacy" reported the crewman missing about five miles south of Nantucket.

The Coast Guard spent hours doing a grid search of the area Sunday with help from the harbormaster. 

The search was suspended at 7:45 p.m.

The man's name has not been made public yet.

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